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Leipzig held Manchester City in UEFA Champions League
Both sides needed some time to gain a foothold into the clash with goal scoring opportunities were at premium in the opening stages, reports Xinhua news agency. The first real chance of the match also broke the deadlock on 27 minutes as Xaver Schlager's misplaced pass allowed Ilkay Gundogan to set up for Riyad Mahrez, who made no mistake and hammered the ball.
Big guns return: Australia name 16-player squad for India ODI series
Maxwell (broken leg) and Marsh (ankle) have been included in the 16-player squad for the three ODI games which follow the Test Series. Victorian Maxwell returned to play last week with games in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition and Marsh Sheffield Shield for Victoria while Marsh is expected to play the next two Marsh Cup matches for Western Australia before heading to India.
Bengaluru Open: Ramkumar enters doubles quarter-finals
Ramkumar and Maestrelli etched a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Colin Sinclair of North Mariana Islands and Miljan Zekic of Serbia at the KSLTA courts. Sinclair and Zekic had replaced Sumit Nagal and Mukund Sasikumar after the Indians withdrew from the event. The India duo of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Prashanth also booked their berth in the quarter-finals with a 7-5, 6-2 win over compatriots SD Prajwal Dev and Parikshit Somani.
Shooter Aishwary Tomar wins men's 3P gold as India consolidate top position
Speaking after the match Aishwary said, "I had not performed well twice earlier at this range so this time I was determined to go back with a medal." On asking what was his mindset after a slow start in the ranking round, Aishwary said, "It did not affect me much. As I said I was very determined and was confident that I could always come back in my favourite Standing position and that's what happened."
Portugal, Haiti through to FIFA Women's World Cup after play-off wins
Haiti has qualified for the elite tournament for the first time after a thrilling 2-1 victory over Chile in the Group B final of the Play-off Tournament held here, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, Portugal beat Cameroon 2-1 in the Group A final to reach the Women's World Cup finals in nearby Hamilton.
Ben Stokes hints at leaving IPL 2023 early to prepare well for Ireland Test, Ashes
Stokes -- who played at now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017 and for Rajasthan Royals, too, from 2018-2021 in the IPL -- will join Chennai Super Kings for a signing amount of INR 16.25 crore, the joint-third most expensive player in the IPL 2023 player auction held last year.
eISL Season 2 to kick-off on February 28; Final to be held in Delhi
The league phase for the upcoming season will be played online, only the eISL playoffs the format which mirrors the ISL playoffs format will be a LAN event in Delhi scheduled for May 6- 7. The league will have total of 62 matches (55 league and 7 playoff) with all matches streamed on the ISL, eISL YouTube handles & club's YouTube handles streaming their respective matches.
Narender storms into quarters of Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament
The super heavyweight (+92kg) clash between Narender and Congo Gerlon of Ecuador went down to the wire as the crowd was in anticipation till the last minute to find out about the winner. Both the boxers went toe to toe from the start of the bout and made calculative moves on their opponent.
Women's T20 World Cup: Australia are a strong team but we can beat them also, says Richa Ghosh
Australia, defending champions in the competition, head into the semi-finals as firm favourites, especially with a 3-2 upper hand over India in Women's T20 World Cup matches. Moreover, Australia got the better of India in the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup final at the MCG and Commonwealth Games gold medal match last year in Birmingham.
Pro Chess League: Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen
After the stunning win over the Norwegian Wizard, the 28-year-old chess grandmaster Gujrathi joined the likes of fellow Indian GMs R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi in beating Carlsen.
Vidit is leading the Indian Yogis team in PCL that fielded Vidit, Vaishali, Raunak and Aronyak against Magnus, Aryan Tari, Razvan Preotu, and Jennifer Yu.
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